Canopy-top for carriages



(No Model.)

R. F. KRAUSE.

CANOPY TOP FOR GARRIAGES. N0. 357,324. Patented Feb. 8, 1887. 4 F' ,'fi Fig.1- 0 2 2 WITNESSES" l/VVENTOI? v fl ww AZ TM. J.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSWELL F. KRAUSE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CANOPY-TOP FOR CARRIAGELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,324, dated February 8, 1887.

Application filed December 13, 1886. Serial No.- 221,44l. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROSWELL F. KRAUSE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois,

have invented new and useful Improvements 'folded; Fig. IV, a section of a full-sized top through the lock which holds the two parts of the top in position, as shown atFig. I, the line of section corresponding to line 00, Fig. III.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a a canopy-top for buggies and carriages which shall serve ally the purposes of the ordinary stationary canopy-top, and at the same time one which can be folded to cover a much smaller area of the carriage-body, be swung to the back of the body, and be folded in a compact form at the back of the seat. It is as desirable that a canopy-top be folded for the convenience and comfort of an occupant, as it is that the ordinary buggy-t0p be folded.

In carrying my invention into practice I construct the top in two parts, as shown at O D, and connect them by hinges J J, of ordinary construction; andto hold said parts rigid when the top is in position, as at Figs-I and III, a spring-l'oek, L,of ordinary construction, is attached, as shown more clearly at Fig. IV, so that by pulling a string, M, the catch will be disengaged from the part O and permit the parts to be folded, as shown by dotted line E, Fig. I, and at Fig. II.

The means for supporting the top and permitting it to be folded, as shown, consists, at

I each side of the seat, of a brace, E, whose lower end is jointed to what is known as the gooseneck of a carriage, and its upper end is pivoted to the back section, 0, at I. A brace, H, is jointed to the top part, D, at I, and to the brace E at O. A compound brace,

F G, is jointed at T. and its upper end is jointed to the back of the brace E at N, and its lower end is jointed to the back-prop I, of the carriage. These joints N O T are constructed similar to those used on the frames of ordinary buggy-tops, and are known as knuckle;joints, which permit the braces to swing only in one direction.

By reference to the drawings, Fig. I, it will be seen that the braces for each side of the seat have X forms, and that the braces E are of one piece each from end to end. This gives to the top 0 D a much better support by the use of a given amount of material than the simple vertical standards now employed to support canopy-tops. To put the top in position shown at dotted lines E, disengage the lock L and bring the braces H back, as shown, and fasten them to the brace E by hooks b, Fig. I, or other suitable fastening. positions are given to the top by first bringing the joints T back in the direction indicated by dart Z, Fig. I.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- An improvement in folding canopy-tops for carriages, consisting of the two-part top 0 D, hinged together at J, and combined with a suitable lock, L, with the long brace E, jointed to the goose-neck at Q and to the back portion of the top 0 at I, and the upper brace,

The other H, jointed to the brace E at O, and the cornpound brace F T G, jointed to the back side of brace E at N and to the back-prop, as and for the purpose specified. 

